Blog: Filmfestivals

Die 12. Ausgabe des FICS findet vom 27. September bis 1. Oktober 2022 in Bucaramanga — Santander statt. Die Ausschreibung in allen offiziellen Wettbewerbskategorien wird vom 24. Juni bis zum 19. August 2022 eröffnet. Für diese Ausgabe wird das Festival Preise für effektive, anerkennende Unterstützung für die audiovisuelle Entwicklung erhalten.

Die Social-Education and Communications Corporation PRESS LIBRE, deren Verlauf von mehr als zwanzig Jahren unter der Leitung der Entwicklung der Medien in Santander steht, unterstützt und qualifiziert die Eignung des FICS.

Die FICS besteht aus der Präsidentschaft des Filmregisseurs Sergio Cabrera und wird von seinem Regisseur Oscar Fonseca in Begleitung von Verwaltungspartnern geleitet.

Ihr Hauptziel ist es, sich für die Bildung einer öffentlichen Kritik und für die Konsolidierung von Räumen für Diskussionen und Wertschätzung um eine echte Filmkultur in der Region und im Land einzusetzen.

Die Abteilung von Santander als Hauptsitz der FICS ist unter anderem
die Abteilung mit dem höchsten durchschnittlichen Wirtschaftswachstum jährlich und wird als eines der beliebtesten Touristenziele gefördert
wichtig, ein kulturelles Epizentrum unternehmungslustiger Menschen, die seine Türen zu neuen Märkten öffnen.

Die wettbewerbsfähigen Abschnitte des FICS sind Fenster für die Entwicklung des
Kultur und Filmindustrie, mit neuen Blicken in Richtung Ibero-Amerika, behalten ihr starkes Engagement für das Kino National bei und unterstützen das Kino in Kolumbien und Lateinamerika

Promoting independent filmmakers of cinematic gems and unique voices to a worldwide audience.

IndieFEST, currently in its 7th year, discovers and honors the achievements of filmmakers who produce high quality films and new media. Attracting both powerhouse industry veterans as well as talented new filmmakers, the IndieFEST is an exceptional, truly international awards competition, not a traditional film festival. The goal of traditional film festivals is to bring entertainment to local audiences making the filmmaker of secondary importance. IndieFEST is about helping independent filmmakers gain the credibility and publicity they justly deserve. Our talented IndieFEST award winners have gone on to win Emmy, Telly and other awards.

Serving filmmakers is IndieFEST’s primary goal:

IndieFEST strives to give talented directors, producers, actors, creative teams and new media creators the positive exposure and credibility they deserve. The IndieFEST promotes award winners through press releases to over 40,000 filmmakers and industry contacts as well as five additional global media/distribution outlets. We are currently developing a filmmaker representative program to assist with the distribution of award winning films and a joint venture with The GRID, a worldwide network for mobile devices – both coming in 2015.

Where our filmmakers are from:

The IndieFEST Film Awards is truly international in scope and has received projects from filmmakers in over 64 countries, they include Australia, Bahrain, Bali, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, the USA and more.

What kind of media:

The IndieFEST is an excellent venue for film, new and experimental media, television programs, animation, educational programs, remixes & mashups, movie trailers, music videos, webisodes, tube length works and more.

Das SITGES - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia ist ein spezialisiertes, wettbewerbsorientiertes Fantasy-Genrefestival, das den von der FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Associations) festgelegten Vorschriften entspricht. Das Festival wurde außerdem von der Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences® in den Vereinigten Staaten zum „Qualifizierten Festival“ erklärt. Das bedeutet, dass die Kurzfilme, die die Preise für den „Besten Kurzfilm“ in der Official Fantàstic Selection und für den „Besten Kurzfilm“ in der Kategorie Anima't gewonnen haben, automatisch vom Auswahlkomitee der Hollywood Academy Awards® berücksichtigt werden.

A celebration of film and music, Film Score and the Scruffy City Film & Music Festival features:

- Narrative Features and Shorts
- Feature and Short Documentaries
- Music Videos
- Animated Shorts
- Live music on three stages
- Daily filmmaker mixers
- Panels, Workshops, and Q&As
– Closing Night Awards Ceremony

In 2017 we screened over 40 films from 10 countries which were selected out of nearly 300 submissions from 40 countries. FILM SCORE celebrates the musical heart and soul of film and the composers and artists that make films sing. The 2018 Film Score and Scruffy City Film & Music Festival be held July 26-29 in Knoxville, TN, the Scruffy City.

All films submitted to the festival must have a standout soundtrack, score, sound design, or musical narrative to be considered. Each year one outstanding feature film with the Best Score or Soundtrack will be chosen to headline the festival. Also, awards are given for Best Score, Best Music Video, and Best Soundtrack.

All winning short films will receive submission feee waiver codes for Shorts that are Not Pants in Toronto.

All official selections will receive two Filmmaker Passes and attending filmmakers will receive our world famous VIP Gift Bag. Select films will receive complimentary accommodations for visiting filmmakers. Every year several films are reviewed and promoted by the regional media.

If your project has a standout score or soundtrack or you have a stellar music video, please submit your film today!

FILM SCORE CHALLENGE
New in 2018, the Film Score Challenge will showcase films under five minutes long with the best story and score. The winning student and non-student film will be invited to screen at festivals around the US and the world. Film Score Challenge Official Selections will be judged by award winning composers and festival directors.

Judges
- Our film jury consists of festival programmers and directors, award winning filmmakers, sales reps, and music composers.

The Villamayor de Cine European Short Film Festival was born in 2008 in the charming village of Villamayor de Santiago, located in the province of Cuenca. Its main mission from the beginning has been to create a space where short films take center stage and young directors have a chance to shine.

Every August, the festival comes to life through the dedication of a team of over forty young professionals. Under the guidance of its founder, Javier Alonso, they work tirelessly to bring the best of European short cinema to Villamayor de Santiago.

Renowned Spanish actor Jesús Guzmán served as the festival’s Honorary President until his passing in 2023. In his memory, the award for Best Fiction Short Film now bears his name, keeping his legacy alive in the film world.

The festival is hosted by acclaimed actor and presenter Luis Mottola, whose professionalism and charisma add great value to the event. Mottola holds a special affection for Villamayor, and the town, in turn, holds him in high regard. @luismottola

“Cinestrange” is dedicated to the international film. Alongside entertainment, which is clearly in the focus, special attention is devoted to the genre cinema. . “Cinestrange” has taken on the task each year to uncover another facet in the rich range of genre cinema. Besides big premieres, new discoveries and fancy misfits who seek to provide the right mix of ambition and entertainment, it is one of the essential functions of “Cinestrange” to promote the rediscovery of forgotten genres, to put them in the context of a reassessment with public appeal and make them available to everyone.

The festival is a platform for showcasing the best films from around the world, as well as a platform of professional people that helps the growth and form the local film industry.

The festival has two major international competitions, non-competition program, and panorama of documentary films.

"An out of this world" Indie Film Festival for Southern California (LA & OC). Aug 9-10, 2014 at The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana, CA. Join us for pre event mixers, participate in the "Miss Galactic" contest, Cosplay Costume Contest and our Comic Book Contest.

Arlington International Film Festival (AIFF) is an award winning organization with its mission being to foster appreciation for different cultures by exploring the lives of people around the globe through independent film. In 2014 AIFF was awarded the Community Recognition Award by the Arlington Martin Luther King Committee, in 2013 the Alan McClennen Community Arts Award by the Arlington Center for the Arts and the Gold Star Award by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Through the founding of AIFF, the mission has also focused on enriching the community and broadening the view of our world and ourselves. AIFF believes that the arts are here to connect us, to communicate across boundaries, and touch our common humanity.

AIFF is open to national and international filmmakers. Whether professional or a first time filmmaker, we welcome innovative, original films with unique perspectives. Many of our selected films have been nominated for Academy Awards; i.e. BOTSO: The Teacher from Tbillisi directed by Tom Walters, Elena directed by Petra Costa, and Documented directed by Jose Antonio Vargas. We Still Live Here directed by Anne Makepeace was chosen by the U.S. State Department to screen around the world.

Das 11. Bangalore Shorts Film Festival-22 ist eine Bewegung, um die Arbeit junger und erfahrener Filmemacher aus ganz Indien und der Welt zu erkennen und zu popularisieren. Die bescheidene Reise von BSFF hat im Jahr 2012 begonnen, um die 100-jährige Feier des indischen Kinos zu feiern und den Beitrag der Kannada-Filmindustrie zur Entwicklung des Kinos in Indien zu begrüßen. Das Festival bietet aufstrebenden und professionellen Filmemachern eine Plattform, um ihr Talent mit Networking- und Marketingmöglichkeiten in der Filmindustrie zu präsentieren.

Ziel des Festivals ist es, Kurzfilmkultur in Indien zu schaffen, kommende Filmemacher zu fördern, Einnahmequellen für Kurzfilme zu entwickeln und Kurzfilme zu einem kommerziellen Unternehmen zu machen. Die BSFF-2012-2021 war großer Erfolg mit großer Beteiligung von Filmemachern aus dem ganzen Land und Ausland.

Ziel der BSFF-22 ist es, mit der Teilnahme von Filmemachern noch größer und besser zu sein. In diesem Jahr wird das Festival weitere Workshops und Meisterkurse vorstellen. Der Miniboxoffice Film Market wird das Highlight für jene Filmemacher sein, die sich in die Spielfilmproduktion wagen wollen. Der Kurzfilm-Wettbewerb und das Festivalprogramm werden die Freude sein, es zu behandeln.

The Anima-Sao - International Animation Festival in São Gonçalo is produced by Studio Alexandre Martins.

The 2015 edition will take place at the Teacher´s Faculty by the UERJ - Rio de Janeiro State University. Teacher Faculty - UERJ

Competitive Exhibition of recent films and videos selected by special committee formed by representatives of the Brazilian cultural sector;

Awards shows with unique competitive trophy "Lollipop Yellow";

Shows graphic arts production drawings-animated national purpose of bringing the public the process of creation and development animation;

Show animations selected by specially commissioned for display in open area and popular themes;

Lectures by professionals from the Animation Cinema - animators, producers, voice actors, writers, etc..

"Colosseum" - Session of animators - professionals, amateurs, students etc - in a relaxed meeting.

The parallel places in the municipality of São Gonçalo .

Official program

Sessions: "School",, "Balaio", "Papagoiaba", "childish" and "Adult"
Colosseum (with special guest lecture)
Debate tables (with two guests and a mediator)
Workshops techniques (2D animation, and pixilation estoriborde)

Parallel Programming

Circus Session (display 50 'in public places of the city)
Exhibits unique arts films in theaters and other

Dear Creator,

The Viewster Online Film Fest (#VOFF) is an international online event that attracts, displays and rewards features, short films, series, web-series and documentaries that are not always as famous as they should be. It’s a community moderated contest where the public audience will create a shortlist out of all qualified entries.

Essentially the Viewster community and your fans will watch, share, discuss and vote for their favorite entries. They will help to curate the entries with at least the top ten moving onto the finals. After that our Jury of Experts - Ted Hope, Nora Tschirner and Timo Vuorensola - will select the winners to be announced December 8, 2014 on http://festival.viewster.com.

The theme for the fourth #VOFF is "Share It Forward." and asks for the issues that are most important to you today.

Shake up our cushy lives, open our eyes, make us laugh, cry or even outraged. For #VOFF 4, show the world the issues that are most important to you today—big or small. You might be passionate about the environment, human rights, public health, politics, social justice or something entirely different that deserves attention. Whether you get your message across through fiction, non-fiction, with humour, in a direct or an abstract way, let's see your passion to influence and make a difference. #VOFF 4 is your chance to bring your message in front of millions of viewers, who will discuss, support and share your cause. We want to take it one step further this time. In addition to the juried awards, we will contribute to an organisation making a positive impact by the choice of one of the projects.


Why Participate?
• Chance to win a piece of the cake with a cool first prize of $50,000
• Chance to donate $20,000 to an organization of your choice
• Gain publicity and awareness for your content
• Chance to connect with other creators online content

ONLY FOR SPANISH FILMMAKERS // SOLO PARA CINEASTAS ESPAÑOLES

Now in its 16th year, the OJAI FILM FESTIVAL continues to grow in importance and prestige as one of the country’s premier destination festivals. The seven-day event has a reputation for showcasing the best new films from emerging and established filmmakers, and has helped launch a number of careers over the last decade. Since 2000, 14 alumni have received Academy Award nominations, two have won an Oscar, and numerous others have gone on to gain distribution and win prestigious awards.

The festival makes the most of its unique location, only 75 miles from Hollywood - yet comfortably removed from the typical industry hustle and bustle. With its relaxed atmosphere and breathtaking beauty, Ojai is an ideal spot for filmmakers to mingle with visiting industry guests, artistic colleagues, and distributors.

Among other perks, attending filmmakers receive free lodging and passes to the Ojai Film Festival's Awards Ceremony, where winning filmmakers are presented with several prizes, including trophies, cash awards, best-of category honors, and a Panavision camera rental package worth $60,000 USD for the Best Student Film.

Anibar International Animation Festival is the only event of the kind in Kosova, and one of the greatest events in the country. Since the beginning, the festival is organised and held in various settings in the city of Peja.

Anibar screens animated films coming from different places around the world, that in five cinemas, three of them set outdoors. Except the screening of the films during the festival, workshops, lectures, debates and additional daily activities (concerts and camping) are organized.

Year by year, the festival endeavors screening qualitative films, in both, technical and artistic aspect of the view. The selection of entries is made in accord with a criteria deriving from a limited staff of professionals who aim balancing the audience, artistic reviews and the market.

Anibar has also socially influenced the youth community in Peja, and further, enclosed with the film screenings and other events, before, during and after the festival, a wide group of youngsters are engaged in helping and working with the idea and preparations of the festival, meanwhile they gain an experience which as a matter has been truly acknowledged by a vast support of different local and national institutions (private and public).